INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
PRESS & 08:45
I WISH (Japan) 128mins. Dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda. Key cast: Koki Maeda, Ohshiro Maeda, Joe Odagiri A lighthearted tale of childhood desires and imaginative adventures. Masters TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
RAMPART (US) 105mins. Dir: Oren Moverman. Key cast: Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver A dirty cop becomes embroiled in a huge corruption scandal. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 1
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EDWIN BOYD (Canada) 105mins. Dir: Nathan Morlando. Key cast: Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Durand Story of the notorious Canadian bank robber. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 3
GOON (Canada) 90mins. Dir: Michael Dowse. Key cast: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill A comic tale about ice hockey and the divisive topic of violence in the modern game. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 9
ROSE (Poland) 90mins. Dir: Wojciech Smarzowski. Key cast: Agata Kulesza, Marcin Dorocinski, Kinga Preis A Polish woman left alone at the end of the Second World War is grateful for help from a former Polish officer who is trying to hide his identity. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 7
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ALMAYER’S FOLLY (Belgium/France)
127mins. Dir: Chantal Akerman. Key cast: Stanislas Merhar, Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion The story of a trader in 1950s Malaysia whose dreams of a Western life for his Malay daughter lead to destruction. Masters Scotiabank Theatre 13
AMERICANO (France) 105mins. Dir: Mathieu Demy. Key cast: Mathieu Demy, Salma Hayek, Geraldine Chaplin A Frenchman returns to Los Angeles to wrap up his mother’s estate and discovers she was very fond of a woman who appears in her will. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 4
HIMIZU (Japan) 129mins. Dir: Sion Sono. Key cast: Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaidou, Tetsu Watanabe Two children struggle against the odds against the backdrop of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Japan. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 6
THE LONELIEST PLANET (US/Germany) 113mins. Dir: Julia Loktev. Key cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze A guide takes a couple on a backpacking trip across the Georgian wilderness. Visions Scotiabank Theatre 8
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DOPPELGANGER PAUL See box, right.
TAKE THIS WALTZ (Canada) 116mins. Dir: Sarah Polley. Key cast: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby A woman has to choose between her husband and a man she has just met. Gala Scotiabank Theatre 2
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GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING (Germany) 97mins. Dir: Corinna Belz One of the world’s most
important living painters exposes his studio and working process. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
HELENO (Brazil) 116mins. Dir: Jose Henrique Fonseca. Key cast: Rodrigo Santoro, Alinne Moraes, Angie Cepeda The story of Brazilian footballer Heleno de Freitas, from his days as the king of Rio to his lonely death. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 11
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BONSAI (Chile/France/ Argentina/Portugal) 95mins. Dir: Cristian Jimenez. Key cast: Diego Noguera, Natalia Galgani, Gabriela Arancibia A struggling author writes a book about his first experience of love in order to keep a lie secret. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 5
DEATH OF A SUPERHERO (Germany/Ireland) 98mins. Dir: Ian FitzGibbon. Key cast: Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling Loftus A coming-of-age tale about a 14-year-old undergoing chemotherapy. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 10
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BURNINGMAN (Australia) 109mins. Dir: Jonathan Teplitzky. Key cast: Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis The moving story of a father and son’s journey back to happiness. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 7
CAFE DE FLORE (Canada) 120mins. Dir: Jean-Marc Vallée. Key cast: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Helene Florent Twin tales of a mother whose son has Down syndrome, and a DJ going through a divorce. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 1
TALENT TO WATCH
Don’t miss Telefi lm Canada’s Talent to Watch at the Filmmaker’s Lounge.
These in conversation sessions will put the spotlight on the creative talent of Canada’s emerging and established fi lmmakers.
SEPTEMBER 9,12,14 NOON – 1PM
More information at
canada-tiff2011.ca September 11, 2011 Screen International at the Toronto Film Festival 27 n
PRESS & INDUSTRY 09:30
DOPPELGANGER PAUL (Canada) 81mins. Dirs: Dylan Akio Smith, Kris Elgstrand. Key cast: Tygh Runyan, Brad Dryborough, Ben Cotton, Matty Finochio A fiercely lonely, would-be writer named Karl is convinced that Paul, the last man he saw before having a near- death experience, is his doppelganger — even though the pair could hardly be more dissimilar. Doppelganger Paul is a slyly funny, absurdist look at the issues of alienation, plagiarism and identity in an increasingly fragmented world. Vanguard TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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